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Elected at by-election 9 November 1967 19th Dail - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry and Commerce and to the Minister for the Gaeltacht [to 9 May 1970] Minister for Posts and Telegraphs [9 May 1970 to 14 March 1973] 21st Dáil - Minister for Justice [5 July 1977 to 11 December 1979] Minister for Justice [from 12 December 1979 to 30 June 1981]23rd Dáil - Minister for Foreign Affairs [9 March 1982 to 14 December 1982] 25th Dáil - Minister for Justice [10 March 1987 to 12 July 1989]26th Dáil - Minister for Foreign Affairs [12 July 1989 to 11 February 1992]